Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Arrested and charged with driving on a revoked license Arrested and charged with no drivers license and violation of the open container law Arrested and charged with domestic assault... more

A Lewisburg man who was known for his garden produce was on his way to get a battery for his garden tractor when he was involved in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Cornersville Road. Dan Gentry, 91, of Barron Road, later died at Vanderbilt Medical Center. His obituary appears on page 2 of this paper... more

Seven high school seniors in Marshall County are being awarded scholarships from the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Scheduled for an appearance at the 43rd Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on April 23 are Jordan Anderson, Dominique Brown, De'Lorean Taylor, Brea Johnson, Broderick Tears and Rachel Zajac of Marshall County High School and Aaron Crowell of Cornersville High School... more

Signs that economic recovery is anticipated have prompted Lewisburg's industrial developer to feel optimistic, according to his reports at City Hall. "They expect to add 100,000 jobs in the next year," Industrial Development Director Greg Lowe told the city's Industrial Development Board last week in a report that's typically repeated to city councilmen nearly a week later... more

A Lewisburg woman was in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Monday and her former boy friend was in Marshall County General Sessions Court on Tuesday since he's been charged with attempted murder. Ryan Robert Haase, 34, of 434 David Ave., is being held without bond in the county jail because he allegedly "threw boiling cooking grease onto [his victim's] face and chest while she lay in bed," Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. David Henley said Monday... more

A Marshall County School Board member's pay - for attendance at meetings associated with his elected position - is being garnished. It's because of a court order stemming from a complaint School Board member Curt Denton filed after his contract to mow county grass was seen as having been awarded improperly... more

BERLIN -- Marshall County's been awarded a state grant to help fund construction of a picnic pavilion at the Berlin Spring and county planning commissioners have approved the site plan for the project. Those are the latest steps in a long journey to improve the idyllic site that includes the Berlin Rock, a rostrum used by two presidents and 20 other elected leaders, including senators, congressmen, governors and judges, before a metal sign was posted there in 1925... more

Another public hearing on grave decoration rules is to be held next week in City Hall where Lewisburg councilmen have reconsidered a contract for placement of solar panels at the business park on Mooresville Highway. Revocation of some cemetery rules is the subject of the public hearing to start at 5:50 p.m. ... more

PETERSBURG - Less than a week after a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Las Vegas to sing in the annual Academy of Country Music Awards show, a Petersburg woman will be back in her hometown, singing at the monthly Pickin'n'Grinnin' on the square. It's a long way from Marshall County to "Sin City" and the story of how Timberly Bates, 30, came to make that journey is both strange and heartwarming... more

Early voting starts on Wednesday for Lewisburg's May 3 election in two wards where a total of 2,258 are registered. Councilman Robin Minor is being challenged in Ward 5 by Jeff Payne. Councilman Quinn Brandon Stewart is not running for re-election. Vying for that Ward 1 seat are the Rev. Steve Thomas, Robert Christoph and Jeff Henson... more

Louisiana-based rapper Lil' Webbie is scheduled for a drug hearing in Marshall County General Sessions Court on April 26. Webster "Lil' Webbie" Gradney, Jr., 25, Baton Rouge, La., was riding in a rented 2010 Nissan Altima driven by Derric Watson, 34, of Zachary, La., who was operating on a suspended drivers license, records show... more

Marshall County is buying a motorized ambulance stretcher to lift patients who weigh several hundred pounds - a challenge for even the strongest paramedic, EMT and other first responders. Two bids were opened last week at the county's budget office in the Courthouse Annex where Budget Director Freda Terry called out the prices and Emergency Medical Service Director James Whorley compared them... more

The raw sewage holding tank that failed in Gatlinburg Tuesday when two men were killed is different in design from what's planned in Lewisburg, but similar in purpose. The 30-year-old tank in East Tennessee was rectangular, Lewisburg Water and Waste Water Superintendent Kenneth Carr said Wednesday. The holding tank that's to be built here before the end of next year will be round... more

Marshall County veterinarians will offer rabies vaccinations at the reduced rate of $8 for the month of April. Tennessee law requires all cats and dogs three months of age and older to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. There have already been three cases of rabies confirmed in Marshall County this year... more

My family and I live in the Farmington area in a small cluster of about 10 homes. Sunday night, March 20, around midnight, our son was outside with the dog when he heard our neighbor Mamie Cochran yelling for help. Her home was on fire! He came in and awakened his Dad and me and told us about the fire. As he was going over there to see what he could do, we called for assistance, but someone else had already reported the fire and help was on the way... more

As both a capitalist and a taxpayer, news of recent antics by General Electric (G.E.) made me wince. That's because G.E.'s actions are practically begging the usual suspects to ramp up their protests against "evil corporations." According to The New York Times, G.E. -- despite making a $5.1 billion profit in the United States in 2010 -- paid no federal income tax and actually received a $3.2 billion TAX CREDIT to apply to future indebtedness... more

An environmental examination at the old Sanford pencil factory site has postponed Lewisburg's approval of a tax deal for Ace Bayou, but the plant manager says a lease lets the company proceed as planned. "We've been manufacturing there since Feb. 1," Ace Bayou Plant Manager Will Wilson said Tuesday while discussing implications from the city's monthly Industrial Development Board meeting in City Hall on Monday... more

By the last week of this month, school board budget committee members want the schools director to have drafted a budget for next year. That was their decision Monday night by the end of their meeting. At the start of the budget process, committee members expressed the intention to stand firm on what's needed for the school system... more

VERONA -- The true nature of a church is the congregation, not the building, and so after Sunday the Verona United Methodist Church lives on in the hearts of several families who've accepted practical facts of life for the historic building here. "We've been facing this for a long time," June Daniel said while seated in the front row pew on Friday last week when she and almost all other members of the congregation recalled what's happened in their sanctuary, Sunday school, and their community of faith.. ... more

It was spring break last week, and by Friday, children were ready for something new to do. Twenty-one lucky children spent the morning at Russell's Catering in the kitchen, where they cooked their own lunch under the watchful eyes of Pampered Chef consultants Heather and John Denton... more